White Bondage Explained

White Bondage
Director:Nick Grinde
Producer:Bryan Foy
Screenplay:Anthony Coldeway
Starring:Jean Muir
Gordon Oliver
Howard Phillips
Joe King
Harry Davenport
Virginia Brissac
Music:Clifford Vaughan
Cinematography:L. William O'Connell
Editing:Frank DeWar
Studio:Warner Bros.
Distributor:Warner Bros.
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

White Bondage is a 1937 American drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Jean Muir, Gordon Oliver, Howard Phillips, Joe King, Harry Davenport and Virginia Brissac. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1937.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

Newspaper reporter Dave Graydon masquerades as a traveling "fix anything" repair man to infiltrate the organization of corrupt cotton gin and store owner Trent Talcott who cheats local sharecroppers. After false assault charges and an escape from a lynch mob, Graydon exposes Talcott's schemes and the "croppers" receive compensation.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: White Bondage (1937) - Overview . TCM.com . 2015-08-25.
  2. Web site: White-Bondage - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325023137/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/116735/White-Bondage/overview . dead . 2016-03-25 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . Hal Erickson . Hal Erickson (author) . 2016 . 2015-08-25.
  3. Web site: White Bondage . Afi.com . 1937-04-27 . 2015-08-25.